The 13th edition of the international and interdisciplinary Fashionclash Festival in Maastricht will take place from 26 – 28 November 2021 in Maastricht. During this three-day hybrid – on- &offline program – festival, a new generation of designers and performing artists from the Netherlands and abroad will have the opportunity to show their work to a broad (inter)national audience. The program of exhibitions, fashion and theater performances, talks, workshops and film screenings showcases projects that explore, contextualize and celebrate contemporary fashion culture.
Fashionclash Festival is all about discovering, stimulating and co-shaping current developments in fashion and society and opening up these developments to a wide audience. The festival is aimed at developing and presenting performative experiences in which designers are challenged to actively experiment with presentation forms and inclusive audience participation. Participants of the festival belong to a generation of designers and artists who explore and question the boundaries of their discipline. With their works they move between the transdisciplinary domains of fashion, social design and visual arts.
The program consists of a selection from the submitted proposals and from the projects initiated by Fashionclash itself that are being developed in co-production with other organizations.
Fashionclash Festival consists of a number of online and offline program components:
– The Clash House:talent development trajectory and presentations by five designers
– New Fashion Narratives:a virtual showcase with performances and installations
– Fashion Film &Video:a program with fashion films, video and digital fashion
– Open Mic Night:a theatrical evening program with ten performances and shows
– Talks:moderated conversations with various speakers and festival participants
– Fashion Makes Sense:participation projects 'Stand-In' and 'Off the top of my head'.
– Individual Events:various own initiatives and activities to be seen at physical locations
in Maastricht, Aachen and The Hague .
Fashionclash Festival is largely accessible to everyone through ticket sales and free activities. The program consists of online and offline presentations. For only 15 euros you have access to the three-day online program, which you can follow in the evenings via fashionclash.nl
FCF21-by Luca Tichelman
